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As the skeleton season commences, ProductIP is proud to celebrate its partnership with Kimberley Bos, an Olympic bronze medalist who has put…
Read moreSome scientists estimate that the average person eats 5 grams of microplastics per week - about the weight of a credit card. Massive amounts…
Read moreThere will soon be a new regulation on the safety of toys. On July 28, the European Commission published their proposal.
Read moreuitnodiging exclusief netwerkevent voor iedere inkoper die voor Nederlandse bedrijven in Hong Kong is vanwege de beurzen, maar ook voor diegenen…
Read moreGrüne Punkt will continue to be allowed in France.France has cancelled its plans on the ban of confusing signs with two arrows in a circle, such…
Read moreThere can be numerous reasons for having a recall, especially for non-food consumer goods. In that world, most, if not all, of the quality systems…
Read moreOn June 14th, 2023, ECHA added two new substances to the SVHC Candidate List, it contains now 235 substances.
Read moreThis event is organised for decision-makers in retail and trading companies and buying offices in Hong Kong. The European Green Deal focuses…
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Read moreThe business of ProductIP is developing, resulting in the hiring new staff for the team in Hong Kong.
Read moreProductIP attends the HKTDC Electronic Fair in Hong Kong. Are you going? If so, you can find team ProductIP at the HKTDC Electronics Fair in…
Read moreOver 90 of you stayed with us for the entire session lasting almost one hour. That is amazing. Thank you for that, also on behalf of André Gierke…
Read moreOn August 16th we will have our first Compliance Tuesday Talk session. An interview style meeting with experts in the field of product compliance.…
Read moreSince the last IFA, the world has changed massively for all of us. But the +25,000 ProductIP users are rising to the challenges. They increase…
Read moreChances are that your product contains PFAS and PFCA! Restrictions are already in place.
Read moreThe government will introduce legislation so that the UKCA marking can be placed on a label affixed to the product or on a document accompanying…
Read moreThe Netherlands will ban the use of four PFAS substances in all paper and board food contact materials as of July 1st, 2022.
Read moreToday, 10 June 2022, the European Chemical Agency ECHA added another substance of very high concern (SVHC) to the so-called Candidate List. The…
Read moreProduct Compliance is steeds meer een belangrijk onderdeel van duurzaamheid en van verantwoord ondernemen.
Read moreAbout half of the calls to Poison Centers are problematic because there is a lack of clarity about the identity of the chemical product. The…
Read moreThe European Commission published its annual report on recalled dangerous non-food products. These products are signaled on Safety Gate, previously…
Read moreAlpe d'HuZes is a unique sporting event where as much money as possible is raised for cancer research and for improving the quality of life of…
Read moreIn the Dutch parliament, questions have been raised to the Minister of Health about a newspaper article with the tendentious headline: "Environmentally…
Read moreYou won't make a technical file on an App (yet), but there are other aspects for which an App has added value; staying informed, for example.…
Read moreIt is more than fifteen years since the EU prohibited the sales of cigarette lighters that resemble objects that are attractive to children,…
Read moreSkeleton Athlete Kimberley Bos visited the ProductIP HQ in the Netherlands to show her Bronze Medal. She also had a present for team ProductIP,…
Read moreAs part of the VDE series of events "Product Compliance viewed from 360", Günter Uhl, Managing Director of ProductIP Germany, will provide an…
Read moreOur Caspar ter Horst will speak at Global Sources Virtual Summit for Online Sellers on Feb 23rd, Wednesday, 11:30am (CET) / 6:30pm (HK Time)…
Read moreEvery year we are wasting the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of Sweden and Hungary combined. How can it be? Because 10-25%…
Read moreSupply chain due diligence becomes intertwined with product compliance. The latest example is the EU proposal of the corporate sustainability…
Read moreDutch market surveillance authorities recalled 10, so-called health products, with “negative ions”. These concern products with skin contact…
Read moreWe will adjust our pricing for 2022 aligning with developments of the cost in the market for our operation, developments of regulatory scope…
Read moreAfter this weekend, F1 World Champion Max Verstappen is the talk of the town. But there was another sporting event that deserves your applause.
Read moreThe French government has ordered WISH to be blocked in search results and from app platforms. This followed the website's offering of large…
Read moreOn November 16th, 2021, the management of ProductIP received formal recognition for their Information Security Management System from TÜV Nederland
Read moreWe gradually see some small-scale trade-show initiatives emerge again.
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Read moreThe regulatory database is now freely available for authorities. On 22 and 23 September, the so-called Deutsche Marktüberwachungskonferenz was…
Read moreIncreasingly complex regulatory requirements in Europe result in more companies in Hong Kong needing support.
Read moreProductIP is fully supporting an action by the Online Selling Industry Assocation to help these online sellers to get back on their feet again.
Read moreBe sure to have look at her website & socials! KimberleyBos.nlInstagramTwitterFacebookLinkedIn GO Kimberley!
Read moreFramework EU 2019/1020 impacts importers, brand-owners, manufacturers distributors, retailers, e-commerce platforms, fulfilment service providers…
Read moreWe have adjusted our pricing for our Pay-As-You-Go users. The number of credits required for add-on services remains the same. We will launch…
Read more"The cost of doing business!" Het begrijpen van wet- en regelgeving rondom product compliance is tegenwoordig essentieel voor zakelijk succes.…
Read moreWe have moved. New locations in Tokyo, Eemshaven and London. We have done two changes in one. We have moved from hosting on physical servers…
Read moreSo much confusion. So many failed attempts to bring products to the market. So many questions left unanswered.
Read morePer 19 April 2020 the new Mutual Recognition of Goods regulation ((EU) 2019/515 applies in the EU. This is a major piece of legislation for the…
Read moreSo much confusion. So many failed attempts to bring products to the market. So many questions left unanswered.
Read moreWith stress levels at an all-time high at your purchase team because of supply chain constraints caused by the coronavirus, you need to pay extra…
Read moreAre you looking for the requirements applicable in the EU for some of the critical products relevant to conquer Covid-19?
Read moreAs the leading solution provider in non-food product compliance, ProductIP B.V. sees a significant positive change in the attitude of online…
Read moreBamboo articles such as mugs, plates, bowls are hot topics nowadays, both in retail and trade and at market surveillance authorities.
Read moreThey are no longer using the internet to monitor changes, spreadsheets to log them all, e-mail to collect compliance evidence, some server to…
Read moreAfter a hard #Brexit, REACH (reg. 1907/2006) will no longer apply in the UK, and this has consequences.
Read moreAliExpress, Amazon, eBay and Rakuten France, signed a Product Safety Pledge with the EU commission in June 2018.
Read moreMaybe so but if you deal with bringing consumer goods to the European market these should ring a bell. Like you got used to FOB, CIF, LC in other…
Read moreA monthly focus on some of the hot topics in non-food consumer product recalls as listed on the EU websites Safety Gate and RASFF as well as…
Read moreLooking at the questions that we received during the last weeks we concluded that the topic is underestimated.
Read moreThe EU commission has announced a new regulation on market surveillance that will forever change the way economic operators who are involved…
Read moreA monthly focus on some of the hot topics in non-food consumer product recalls as listed on the EU websites Safety Gate and RASFF as well as…
Read more60% of 560 e-commerce sites show irregularities with EU consumer rules. These kinds of issues turn a company into low hanging fruit for market…
Read more#Brexit will change roles in the supply chain for retail and trade and as a result, other entities become responsible for demonstrating product…
Read moreThe REACH Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) now contains 197 substances. ECHA, the European Chemical Agency, has added…
Read moreA top 5 of product recall as found on the weekly EU Safety Gate overview (previously known as Rapex).
Read moreThe objective of the energy consumption legislation is to reflect the performance “during use”. The efficiency of vacuum cleaners is measured…
Read moreEU energy labels help consumers choose energy efficient products. Dealers are therefore obliged to advertise their products with a visible energy…
Read moreA monthly focus on some of the hot topics in non-food consumer product recalls as listed on the EU websites RAPEX and RASFF as well as the US…
Read moreYou do not want your product be potential harmful for children. Recalls are expensive and can be disastrous for your reputation. You do not want…
Read moreIs the German LFGB the most stringent Food Contact legislation in Europe?
Read moreAround 280 billion kilos of plastic is produced every year on this planet! Most of our consumer products are made of and/or packaged in plastic. What…
Read moreLooking back at last months recalls of non-food consumer goods as listed on the EU websites RAPEX and RASFF as well as the US website of CPSC.
Read moreLooking back at last months recalls of non-food consumer goods as listed on the EU websites RAPEX and RASFF as well as the US website of CPSC.
Read moreThe traditional halogen lamp based floodlight has practically completely been replaced by models using LED technology. The European Market Surveillance…
Read moreEuropean Commission published three new regulations that will significantly affect companies and individuals who sell consumer products to European…
Read moreIs there a flaw in the list of Harmonised European Standards under the new EMC Directive 2014/30/EU? It seems there is.
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